LAWS1141 Lecture 1: LAWS1141-Principles-of-Public-Law-notes
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As per s 64, ministers are members of parliament. Representative government: (cid:396)efe(cid:396)s to go(cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t (cid:271)(cid:455) the people o(cid:396) (cid:858)(cid:272)itize(cid:374)s(cid:859), th(cid:396)ough thei(cid:396) elected representatives. Constitutional monarchy: whereby the power embodied in a monarchy or monarch is limited by the ideals and principles of constitutionalism. Separation of powers: is the concept which allocates legislative, executive and judicial functions to distinct institutions at least partially independent from one another. Constitution: a fundamental set of principles combined with the establishment and regulation of the main institutions of government, so as to restrict the arbitrary use of po(cid:449)e(cid:396) a(cid:374)d e(cid:374)su(cid:396)e (cid:862)li(cid:373)ited go(cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t(cid:863). Federalism: that which allocates all governmental powers, especially legislative powers, among different political and territorial units. Sovereignty popular and parliamentary: pa(cid:396)lia(cid:373)e(cid:374)ta(cid:396)(cid:455) so(cid:448)e(cid:396)eig(cid:374)t(cid:455): av di(cid:272)e(cid:455)(cid:859)s (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)ept. It is thus related to notions of democracy, such as in a parliamentary government composed of elected representatives. i. e. consider if the uk repealed the australian constitution.
